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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1897
Page
2
Advertisements in the Vin- ADIGATOR command area emphasize respectful display and clear placement. Vendors note ads should attract notice without disrupting readability and ensure their message stands out to readers.
The notes cover butter innovation versus traditional butter, repeal of the Allen law and stalled public improvements. It mentions Cicero politicians FE 8 Conway for governor, Hawthorne quarries layoffs, postoffice candidates, lake commerce, railway shifts to ten hours, and upcoming grand jury selections. Budgets, local press changes, and a failed real estate firm are noted along with civic plans for parks and municipal ownership.
A wail from Klondike notes a new El Dorado claim at Dog Creek while cautioning many will seek fortune. Senator Mason from Illinois pushes Cuba liberty and the postal savings bank, praising the petition signed by many in Chicago. The bill is introduced in both houses, with Chicago champions among its supporters.
Willian Boldenweck selected as president of the drainage commission for the sanitary canal for the ensuing year replacing retired Thomas Kelly. Boldenweck, former mayor of Lake View, is a Republican and has not served on the commission recently. The article also notes financial figures for the canal and discusses local political maneuverings and party dynamics in Cook County.
In a critique of lengthy sessions the piece notes that the legislature adjourned recently and argues for petitioning to repeal the ANen law which has crippled public improvements in municipal areas. It adds that reforms are badly needed and hoped to be achieved.
Cicero is served by steam railroads including C. B. Q. Chicago and Great Western Illinois Central Wisconsin Central Chicago and North Western Beltline Southwestern elevated termini at Lake Street and Metropolitan electric lines Cicero and Proviso three branches Ogden line Suburban line three branches
The National Congress in Washington heard President McKinley’s lengthy annual message. He urges waiting on Cuba policy but favors ratification of the Hawaii treaty and hints at currency legislation to be avoided this session. The reception was largely praising with caution about flower displays highlighting senators from Illinois.
A six member legislature compromise committee presents plans to place Cicero in multiple Chicago districts. Proposals include Second District with parts of wards and town of Cicero, and a plan placing Cicero in the Fourth District with parts of the Sixth Ward and wards Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth. Citizens object to divison and call on Republicans to address errors and ensure Cicero voices are heard.
The Union Relief Society of Austin distributes Thanksgiving week aid to the poor with generous support from local businessmen. Mrs. Bryning notes continued work through the winter as relief expands. The piece also recalls Cicero Telephone’s growth to 175 subscribers since it began service a year ago.
An urchin style notice promises Bucklen’s Annica Salve as the best cure for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions with a money refund if not satisfied. Price is 25 cents per box and sold at Lovell’s drug store Oak Park and Tradita Drug Store Aventin.
A local drug ad touts Electric Bitters as a remedy for loss of appetite constipation headaches fainting spells nervous sleeplessness and melancholy. It promises relief and guarantees health and strength with doses sold at Lovell's Drug Store Oak Park and Traill's Austin for fifty cents or one dollar.
The Illinois Legislature, in a special session convened in Springfield, discussed apportionment confined to local legislative or senatorial districts. Gov. Taer outlined topics including a metropolitan police system for Chicago, revenue law reforms, primary election changes, funding for the soldiers and sailors home at Quincy, testing inheritance tax constitutionality, and session expenses.
A local column criticizes charity misdirection toward outsiders while Hawthorne faces quarry closures endangering Polish and immigrant families. It contrasts Oak Park police secrecy about crimes with Chicago police openness. A Chicago reporter's social misstep at an Oak Park event prompts advice on journalistic discretion. The letter laments McKinley’s omission of Cicero street railway issues.
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